5 Addictions You Need to Break l Breaking Addiction l Common Addictions

An addiction is classified as a physical or subconscious need for a habit-forming substance that may include coffee, drugs or alcohol. What happens is the mind and the body will adapt to the substance or thing being used and the person can't live without it. According to the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, there were 21.5 million people aged 12 or older in 2014 alone that had a substance use disorder. We know about the most common addictions like drugs and alcohol, but common drugs and alcohol are not the only ones that people battle with. Whether it is sex addiction, caffeine addiction, food addiction, or anything that makes someone lose control--addiction can be devastating if it is not taken care. It doesn't matter what the addiction is. So don't be surprised if you have an addiction. Having a dependence on anything is unfortunate. Here are 5 addictions you need to break.

Sex

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The same way people are addicted to caffeine, food or alcohol--some people develop a sex addiction. We think of sex addiction as being a taboo subject, but it is a substantial problem for the 30 million people it impacts. It ultimately comes down to brain chemistry, Addictions.com reported. When people are addicted to drugs, they’re actually "addicted to the neurotransmitters the substance they ingest stimulates the release of when it reaches the brain." With sexual addiction, the person becomes obsessed with thoughts and behavior related to sex. They may be addicted to pornography as well. Researchers also found a link between bipolar disorder and borderline personality disorder with sex addiction.

Internet

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There is an addiction to something that might startle you. A problematic use of the internet is called "compulsive internet use." Yes, it is an addiction. In fact, it has been added to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders that is published by the American Psychiatric Association every year. Excessive internet use has "resulted in either mental distress or clinical impairment, akin to the type of inability to the function associated with pathological gambling," the New Yorker reported. This addiction has really impacted a lot of people all over the world. There are an estimated 420 million people addicted to the internet. Internet addiction progressed so rapidly in China that the country was the first to label it a disorder.